Youth will have a chance to ride in an airplane for no cost Saturday. The annual event is on a first-come-first-served basis, so be sure to be early.

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Desert Valley Times

The Mesquite Airport and Experimental Aircraft Association's (EAA) Young Eagles organization invite all youth ages 8 to 17 years old to ride an airplane this coming Saturday - for free.

Starting at 8 a.m., at 1200 Kitty Hawk Drive, youth will be schooled by pilots on what will happen during the flights, introducing them to the airplanes involved and taking them on a walk-around pre-flight inspection of the craft.

"Pilots then help the youth buckle the seat belts and describe the interior of the airplane, including the instrument panel," said Larry LeMieux, who began the Mesquite event. ...